Variable Acceleration
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The calculus chain

The calculus chain

Diagram linking displacement s(t), velocity v(t), and acceleration a(t) with differentiation arrows forwards and integration arrows backwards

In constant acceleration questions you could use SUVAT, but with variable acceleration the acceleration changes with time, so SUVAT usually does not apply. Instead, calculus links displacement, velocity and acceleration.

Variable Acceleration Lesson

  1. AS Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Variable Acceleration